Door-display rack.



H. E. FORGY. DOOR DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED M4124, 1910.

Patented July 19, 1910.

HERBERT EDWIN FORGY, OF SHAMROCK, TEXAS.

DOOR-DISPLAY RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 19, 1910.

Application filed May 24, 1910. Serial No. 563,186.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT EDWIN FORGY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shamrock, in the county of Wheeler and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Display Racks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a display rack and more particularly to displayracks for doors and similar articles, and the object is to providesimple and inexpensive devices which are easily operated and which willdisplay doors to the best advantage without mutilating the doors.

Another object is to prevent the doors from warping while held in thedisplay racks.

One of the advantages is that in factories, lumber yards, and in otherplaces where doors and similar articles are kept, the doors may bestacked in the display racks so that a customer or buyer may inspect thedoors readily with little effort.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the followingdescription and the invention will be more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication and specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the display racks with a door mountedtherein. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the corner socket. Fig. 3 is a planview of the bail for engaging the door. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe brace for the edge of a door, showing a variation from the braceshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a broken sectional view of the brace shown inFig. 4, illustrating the bearing block therein for a pivot bolt.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

A section of a Wall 1 is shown for convenience in illustrating theinvention. Brackets 2 are mounted on the wall by suitable screws. Fig. 1shows a wooden bar 3 which forms av support and brace for the door. Acorner socket 4 is provided and the bar 3 is set in the socket 4. A cap5 is attached to the bar 3 to. form a brace for the bar and also to aidin forming the bearing for a pivot bolt 6. The cap 5 will prevent thesplitting of the bar 3. The cap 5 is extended down on the back side ofthe bar 3 to form a bearing for a bail 8. The bar 3 and socket 4 arepivotally mounted in the brackets 2 by means of the pivot bolt 6 and bya pivot lug 7 which is rigid with the socket 4. A bail 8 is pivotallyconnected with the brace 3 and adapted to swing down and engage the door9. The bail 8 will brace the sides or faces of the door and the bar 3'will brace the edge of the door. The door can be swung 180 de 'rees ormore if necessary with very little effort. Any number of doors may bethus pivotally connected with the wall.

Instead of the wooden bar shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings a brace may beformed of sheet metal such as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A bearing block 11may be attached to the inside of the brace 10 for the pivot bolt 6. Thebrace 10 will engage the edge of the door and also portions of the facesof the door.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A display rack for doors comprising upper and lower brackets, acorner socket having a pivot lug engaging the lower bracket, a brace barmounted in said socket, a pivot bolt securing said bar in position undersaid upper bracket, a perforated cap engaging the upper end of said barand forming a bearing, and a bail mounted in said bearing for engaging adoor.

2. A display rack for doors comprising upper and lower brackets, acorner socket pivotally mounted on said lower bracket, a brace mountedin said socket and pivotally connected with said upper bracket forengaging the edge of a door, said socket having a large portion forholdin said brace in place and a reduced portion or bracing a door, anda bail pivotally connected with said brace and adapted to swingvertically at its free end and engage and brace a door.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand in the presence of two witnesses,this 18th day of May, 1910.

HERBERT EDWIN FORGY.

Witnesses:

O. P. JONES, EARL L. KOGER.

